In this course taught by E. Michael Harrington, students will learn the basis for copyright including what is and is not covered by copyright law. This course will help clarify what rights artists have as creators as well as what the public is free to take from their work. Students will also learn what to do if someone copies their work and what to do if they are accused of copying someone else. Finally, the course will discuss how technology has changed copyright for the better (and worse) and how copyright laws may change in the coming years.

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E. Michael Harrington

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My name is Michael Harrington. I have been a professional musician since I was 12. I saw The Beatles on Ed Sullivan, and my life was determined. I got a guitar the next day, and I've been doing music ever since. I'm fortunate to work in a lot of copyright matters as a consultant and expert witness. I've worked for Steve Perry, Lady Gaga, Tupac, Sting, the Beastie Boys, lot of people. I had a lot of fun. I'm in exciting field, and I hope you'll enjoy what we're going to do. There'll be four lessons here. Lesson one will cover copyright and intellectual property, some of the basics. Lesson two will get into copyright in practice, how it works. Lesson three will get into sampling and replay and interpolation and what that means. Lesson four will talk about the mechanics of a lawsuit, what you need to know and how that works. Excited to get this started, let's jump in.